The Gulp Valley, the “Foreign” Side of the Netherlands: Somewhere in The Netherlands Discovering Dutch Heights with Old Friends We were away for a weekend for a short reunion with friends who live in Maastricht. On the first day, we stayed close to their home, and while walking around in their neighborhood, we were the […]
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Utrecht Path Leg 6 & 7 SP13 Scherpenzeel to Amersfoort February 2025 Scherpenzeel to Amersfoort Three days later, we were back at the church in Scherpenzeel around half past ten. Our arrival was later than planned; we had missed the information that the bus was only scheduled once an hour on Sundays instead of twice.
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Utrecht Path Leg 5 & 6 SP13 Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel February 2025 Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel, History and Hiking We put on our hiking shoes again to walk a new leg of the Utrechtpad, this time the last part of stage 5 and the start of stage 6, from Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel. The Utrechtpad runs through
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Utrecht Path Leg 4 SP13 Leersum to Veenendaal February 2025 The Utrechtse Heuvelrug in A Winter Wonderland We picked a beautiful sunny and crisp winter’s day to hike the fourth leg of the Utrecht trail through National Park “De Utrechtse Heuvelrug.” De Utrechtse Heuvelrug is a moraine created during the penultimate ice age, the Saalien,
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Yes, I do! Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries Yes, I Do, A Dress for Every Dream The exhibition “Yes, I Do: 250 Years Wedding Dresses” at the Frisian Museum in Leeuwarden gives a lovely display highlighting wedding dresses from various social classes and evolving trends. One of the exhibition’s highlights is Queen Maxima’s wedding dress,
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Utrecht Path Leg 3 SP13 Cothen to Leersum via Wijk bij Duurstede January 2025 Following the Kromme Rijn to “Dorestad” On the third leg of the Utrecht Path, from Cothen to Leersum, we followed the Kromme Rijn to Wijk bij Duurstede, once the location of Dorestad. Dorestad functioned as a trading center between the sixth
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Utrecht Path Leg 2 SP13 Odijk to Utrecht January 2025 A Chilly Winter Hike from Odijk to Cothen A week later, Saturday 18th, around half past ten, we were at the starting point of section 2 of the Utrechtpad. It was chilly and foggy, unlike the previous week’s sunny and frosty conditions. As in part
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Utrecht Path Leg 1 SP13 Utrecht to Odijk January 2025 A Crisp Winter Hike on the Utrecht Path, SP13 Utrecht to Odijk On this crisp winter day, we started with the Utrecht Path, a 160-kilometer (100-mile) long regional trail (SP13). The first leg, SP13 Utrecht to Odijk, starts at Domplein, in the heart of downtown
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Then Became Now: 50 years of Het Simplisties Verbond Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries With my friend, I went to the exhibition celebrating “Toen werd nu: 50 years of Het Simplisties Verbond” at the Media Museum Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum, a beautiful building with colored glass. As I’ve grown older, I’ve developed an even deeper
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Walk to Oud-Zuilena “Dutch Open Air Museum” Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries April, 2023 & March 2024 Walk to Oud-Zuilen from Utrecht CS On Sunday, my friend and I enjoyed our walk to Oud-Zuilen. We started at Utrecht and followed the Vecht River to our destination through a beautiful area with a lot of history.
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